News and notes from around the interweb:
- United wants to be a premium airline. Most passengers fly economy. Premium needs to extend to the back of the plane. I will say, though, that hot dogs out of certain Asian destinations are surprisingly on point.
A literal hot dog in the pork rice I was served on a United Airlines flight.
byu/pengweather inshittyfoodporn - 15% off Kenya Airways tickets purchase by February 28 for travel through November 30, but USA to Africa blacked out May 15 – August 10, and Africa – US blacked out June 11 – September 30.
- South Carolina coach and huge Eagles fan Dawn Staley blocked from attending Super Bowl by FAA airspace restrictions (“Donald Trump rule”) Tight window to get from a South Carolina game to the Super Bowl, Trump will be there, and airspace will be blocked when Staley would need to fly.
- Speaking of the game:
Of course we were going to sing the @Eagles song on @SouthwestAir en route to NOLA!!!! I’ll NEVER forget this moment GO BIRDS!!! pic.twitter.com/7LDBYODEKo
— Kyra Knox (@KyraKnox_) February 7, 2025
Gettin there … soon enough #NewOrleans @SouthwestAir @NFL @Eagles @SpikeEskin @JackFritzWIP @SportsRadioWIP @JoeDeCamara @EliotShorrParks @JamesSeltzer #Super Bowl pic.twitter.com/vk8Q0V2I4b
— Jeff Lipschutz (@lipschutz_jeff) February 7, 2025
- Man charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl on an Alaska Airlines flight has a bail condition that he must inform flight attendants of the charges against him if he flies prior to trial.
- This woman commutes to work in Kuala Lumpur every day by plane – from Penang. She works for Air Asia. (HT: One Mile at a Time)
- Emirates Skywards points can now be transferred back and forth with Accor’s ALL Live Limitless program.
Not a good deal in either direction! 4,000 Emirates points yield 1,000 ALL points (US$20.66, or half a cent in value per Emirates point). 4,000 ALL points (US$82.64) yield 2,000 Emirates miles (paying over 4 cents per Emirates mile).
Hot dog with rice and bok choy is a combo I would have never have thought of…
Interesting timing for Kenya Airlines promotion given the incident the other day
Unrelated to anything but since this is a roundup: JetBlue sponsored a Rainbolt Geoguesser tournament today with the winner got $7500 worth of travel certificates (flights, hotels) to any JetBlue destination. Pretty cool! Don’t see too many airline sponsorships for things like this.
I find the requirement for the sexual predator to be reasonable. If the guy doesn’t like it he can drive. It’s also much better for the flight crew to know in advance.
I think that a better condition on the predator would be that he cannot fly until he is chemically castrated and can provide proof thereof. I’d also like to see his arms and legs shackled. 1 FA per 50 pax doesn’t allow for enough supervision of predators in addition to their regular duties.
And yes, if doesn’t like it, he can drive
The accused pedophile should be restricted only to fly in the middle seat between two very large and angry adult males. Give him a taste of his likely future.